Although F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the most recognizable literaryfigures of the twentieth century his legendary life including histempestuous romance ... » 

Although F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the most recognizable literaryfigures of the twentieth century his legendary life including histempestuous romance with his wife and muse Zelda continues to overshadow hisart. However glamorous his image as the poet laureate of the 1920s he wasfirst and foremost a great writer with a gift for fluid elegant prose. Thisintroduction reminds readers why Fitzgerald deserves his preeminent place inliterary history. It discusses not only his bestknown works The Great Gatsby1925 and Tender Is the Night 1934 but the full scope of his outputincluding his other novels and his short stories. This book introduces newreaders and students of Fitzgerald to his trademark themes his memorablecharacters his significant plots the literary modes and genres from which heborrowed and his inimitable style. «